Language in the Inner City. Studies in the Black English Vernacular, Paperback - William Labov

Language in the Inner City firmly establishes African American Vernacular English not simply as slang but as a well-formed set of rules of pronunci...

An uncompromising wake-up call. Joy White tells uncomfortable truths and blows apart our understanding of racism, crime and policing in our inner-c...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Akshya SaxenaIllustration(s): 15 b/w illus.Number of pages: 232Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 32...

The sociolinguist William Labov has worked for decades on change in progress in American dialects and on African American Vernacular English (AAVE)...

This classic volume, by a well-known linguist, constitutes a systematic introduction to sociolinguistics, unmatched in the clarity and forcefulness...

Reducere. This remapping of a theology of revelation done latinamente begins with early encounters of Spanish colonizers with Indigenous peoples, retrieves a...

There is an increasing trend in teachers using graphic novels to get their students excited about reading and writing, using both original stories ...

Using a cohesive approach that combines linguistics, legal history and colonial studies, this study advances our knowledge of creolistics. Focusing...

Publisher: Walker Books LtdAuthor(s): Shaun TanNumber of pages: 224Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 187 x 241 x 25Cover type: Paperback / softback...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Shaun TanIllustrator: Shaun TanTales from the Inner City is a collection of incredibly original stories, rich with feeling,...

Reducere. International students in North American seminaries struggling with academic work in English ... Seminary students around the world finding resourc...

Reducere. DescriptionA classic book on the Men in Black -- NOT based upon the science fiction movie...but on amazing cases that really happened. The author w...

Twenty-five illustrated short stories exploring the relationship between humans and animals. Limited edition box set version with an exclusive sign...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: William OuseleyThe true story of Kansas City's longest-reigning crime family boss. Nick Civella, a former tire theif, again...

Reducere. Tatchell takes us on a tour of the city with an outlook that s part native, part critic, part wide-eyed traveler. The result is a truly original co...

A faculty-specific series for students in higher education.

Reducere. Justice in the City argues, based on the rabbinic textual tradition, especially the Babylonian Talmud, and utilizing French Jewish philosopher Emma...

Reducere. This uplifting story of a boys' football team shines light on the under-appreciated virtues that can bloom in impoverished neighborhoods, even as n...

Resolving the stability paradox of Late Modern English, this book gives a new framework for language change, which includes corpus linguistics meth...

In a field being transformed by technology, Syd Field shows you what works and why and how to find new ways to create a truly outstanding film usin...

Reducere. Teach your students the basics of English and the basics of the faith at the same timeBasic Bible Studies in Everyday English is an easy-to-underst...

Reducere. DescriptionThe importance of aḥādīth and the Sunnah within the framework of Islam cannot be overemphasized; they are foundational aspects of our be...

Reducere. In the tradition of Wild and Tracks, one woman's story of how she left the city and found her soul. Disillusioned and burnt out by her job, Claire ...

Reducere. 'A City Within a City' is a case study of the civil rights era as it happened in smaller cities, focusing specifically on the struggles involving s...

Publisher: Inner City BooksAuthor(s): Edward F EdingerIllustration(s): 23ill.Number of pages: 80Publication date: 1986Dimensions: 217 x 152 x 6Cove...

Assuming no prior linguistics background, this introductory textbook summarises key topics and issues from workplace discourse research in an acces...

Reducere. Originally published in 1967, William H. Leckie's The Buffalo Soldiers was the first book of its kind to recognize the importance of African Americ...

Publisher: The Islamic Texts SocietyAuthor(s): HRH Prince Ghazi bin MuhammadNumber of pages: 48Publication date: 2014Dimensions: 196 x 122 x 4Cover...

DescriptionOriginally conceived as a Portuguese-English phrase book, this literary curiosity was written by an author who, remarkably, spoke no Eng...

Reducere. Lizzie Nichols is back, pounding the New York City pavement and looking for a job, a place to live, and her proper place in the universe (not neces...

Contributor(s): Author: William Leavitt(Guitar Solo). This Berklee Workshop is designed for serious guitarists who want to sharpen their high regis...

In Imprisoned in English, Anna Wierzbicka argues that in the present English-dominated world, millions of people - including academics, lawyers, di...

Publisher: Monday BooksAuthor(s): Theodore DalrympleNumber of pages: 326Publication date: 2009Dimensions: 206 x 136 x 31Cover type: HardbackRedesco...

In the late eighteenth century, Muhammad Sadiq Kashghari wrote an account of religious and political conflicts in the Tarim Basin, part of present-...